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Common Names
Gobo; Great Burdock; Burdock
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARCTINONE-ACETATE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARCTINONE-B | 0 | Root | not available | 0.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ARCTIOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARCTIOPICRIN | 4 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| ARCTIUM-ACIDIC-XYLAN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ARCTIUM-LAPPA-ANTIMUTAGEN | 0 | Root | not available | 90.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ARCTIUM-LAPPA-SESQUILIGNAN-AL-D | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ARCTIUM-LAPPA-SESQUILIGNAN-AL-F | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ARCTIUM-XYLOGLUCAN-HC-II-B | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ARGININE | 14 | Root | 1050.0 | 5250.0 | -0.28 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Root | 20.0 | 85.0 | -0.60 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Leaf | 8200.0 | 35600.0 | -1.47 | Wealth of India. |
| ASH | 0 | Root | 7990.0 | 34000.0 | -0.96 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Root | 1770.0 | 8850.0 | -0.14 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ATROPINE | 51 | Root | 0.3 | 30.0 | 1.00 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BENEDICTINOLIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZALDEHYDE | 24 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-AMYRIN | 9 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-AMYRIN | 9 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BETA-AMYRIN-ACETATE | 4 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Anhydrotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anorexic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anthelmintic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacid | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacne | 7 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiacrodermatitic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacrodynic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiADD | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiadenomic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiadenoviral | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207. |
| AntiAGE | 2 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antiaggregant | 4 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiaging | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiakathisic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antialcoholic | 5 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antialdosteronic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antialkali? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antialkalotic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiallergic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialopecic | 4 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |